Orioles beat Mariners 10-4, gain ground in AL East

Outfielders Nate McLouth #9, Adam Jones #10, and Lew Ford #51 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrate after defeating the Seattle Mariners 4-2 in eighteen innings at Safeco Field on September 18, 2012 in Seattle. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE (AP) -- Nate McLouth gave Baltimore a quick start with a leadoff home run and the Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 10-4 Monday night to tighten the AL East race.

Matt Wieters went deep and Adam Jones scored four times for the Orioles, who moved within a half-game of the first-place New York Yankees. Baltimore also opened a three-game cushion over the Los Angeles Angels for the second AL wild-card spot.

Chris Tillman (8-2) allowed one run and three hits over six innings, supported by Baltimore's 15 hits. He struck out four and walked none.

Jones and Tillman were two of the five players Seattle sent to the Orioles in a lopsided trade for left-hander Erik Bedard in February 2008. The right-hander is 4-0 with a 0.98 ERA in four career starts against his former club. Against everyone else, he is 11-17 with a 5.44 ERA.

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